Applying 3 principles to our chosen projects.

Wednesday 24/08/11 - Group Discussions.In groups we had to decide on the two projects (one for sustenance and one for waking) which had the weakest ideas. This was our starting point. So now we are going about ways to develop on Soni's (http://soni-havili.blogspot.com/) idea for "sustenance" and Sang's (http://wakeupsang.blogspot.com/) idea for "waking."

WAKING:

Sangs idea was focused around the reuse of materials. In these images, he has replaced the original material (red brick) with metal - adding 'character' to the existing building. 

SUSTENANCE:

Soni's idea for the sustenance project was focused around the feelings imposed when looking at an old historic buildings, and a contemporary building. Looking at an old building was boring, and looking at a contemporary building was exciting and inviting. In the end we concluded as a group that he was focusing on the mental and emotion sustenace obtained from the views of buildings.

Principle: Material Restriction.

With the 'House at Riva San Vitale,' Mario Botta uses a lot of concrete. In fact, the exterior of the building is mainly brick masonry and concrete slabs - materials which are often used in contemporary buildings. He restricts his materials. The edges of the building are carefully defined, and clean cut. I thought about how these materials could change the character of the existing railway station.  The building materials used on the exterior of the railway station are not as restricted as with Mario Botta's design. It uses red brick and white limestone which has some ornamentation - reflecting historical value.

Principle: "Connection between two spaces"

The purpose of Mario Botta's 'red bridge' in his design was to emphasize a connection between the interior space of the home, and it's surrounding. It also emphasizes the characteristics of the site itself, which is a sloping hill. I thought that the idea of a bridge would be ideal to not only connect two spaces (in this case, the site of the chosen projects, which is the railway station and the carpark of the vector arena), but to also allow the gathering of people as they cross each other to get to these spaces.

Principle: Structure.

In this image I suggested that the project on this site could have a really strong looking exterior - as also shown in his design of the House at Riva San Vitale. Whilst the home looks strong and think on the outside, the walls as seen fro the interior are quite thin. Also, the home is not completely surrounded by a concrete wall. There are spaces in the concrete walls which emphasize on the importance of staying connected to your surrounding while on the inside of the building.